The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-07-16
Official Proceedings Of the Police Jury d
the Parish Of Grant.

the Parish Of Grant.
CoLrAx. La July 4, 1887.
The police jury met at their regular
quarterly meeting. Members present,
A. L. Grow, president ward 1 d. p.
Morris, ward 2; w. N. Greed, ward 3;
Ii. p. Gray, ward A; A. p. Collins,
ward 5, and j. T. Wilson, ward q. No
member from 9TH ward.
The assessor nor any of his deputies
not being present with the assessment
rolls, and it being legal holiday, the
jury adjourned until Tuesday . am.
July 5th, the jury met pursuant to
adjournment, same members present
as yesterday.
On motion of 4. p. Collins
Resoired, That the communication
received from +. Seip, president of
tho pOlice jury of Rapides parish,
relative to the lease of the Cotile ferry
he accepted and his action therein
approved.
The jury adjourned until Wednesday
morning . ain. aud resolved itself into
Il body OF reviewers to review the as
sessment rolls.
July 9th, the jury met pursuant to
adjournment, same members present
as yesterday.
The inmates of yesterday were read
and adopted.
On motion the jury adjourned until
2 PM, and resolved itself into body
of reviewers to review the assessment
rolls.
jury met pursuant to adjournment,
all the members present.
page of the proceedings of the police jury
should come in here. but as tue page has been
mislaid or lost between President A. Ia Grow
and Mr.. &. A. Wickliffe, we have had to omit its
publicstion.-Editor.I
July 2, the jury met pursuant to
adjournment. same members present
as yesterday.
The minutes of yesterday were read
aud adopted, and jury adjourned until
2 pm. and resumed the examination
Of the assessment rolls.
On motion of j. r. Wilson, in the
case Of C.. Starks' assessment, the jury
received and accepted the assessors
assessment.
The jury met pursuant to adjonrn-
ment. same members present as in the
morning.
A. l.. Grow made a motion to give
C. A. Wickliffe the sum of one hun
.dred dollars to attend to all legal bnsi
ncss of the parish, and to give the
police jury legal advice. in all matters.
and to prosecute and defend all suits
| in behalf of or against the parish,
commencing July 9TH, 1887. aud end
ing July 9Th, 1853. Motion carried.
On motion of ID. P. Morris the pres
ident appointed j. +. Wilson and Ii.
| p. Gray as "a finapce committee.
On motion Of j. T. Wilson the pres
ident appointed A. p. Collins. ID. p.
Morris, Jno. p. Hadnot and ii. G..
Goodwin as committee to examine
tax Collectors aud treasurer's books.
! On motion of w. N. Greed
Resolred, That the president is here
| by authorized to sign a contract with
, C. A. Wickliffe as legal adviser tor the
/ police jury.
The finance committee made the
following report:
We your finance committee, beg leave
to make the following report, and to be
discharged.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
| the Parish of Grant, That tax Of ten
mills be and the same is hereby levied on
the taxable property of the parish for the
year ending April LIST, 1888.
| Sec. 2 Be it further ordained, That
the tax collector is hereby prohibited
from receiving anything in payment for
taxes, or licenses for the year ending
April 1st 1883, except U. s. currency. gold,
silver or jury certificates, the jury GER
tificates to be those issued the same year
for which said taxes or licenses are due.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the
parish treasurer shall apportion to the
| following pro rata funds all the amounts
received by him Of each and every pay
ment made into the treasury by the tax
collector or any person for the year end
ing April LIST, 1888. which shall be kept
| separate and apart IN the following man.
| ner, to-wit:
Contingent fund, 10 per cent $500 &C
Feeding prisoners fund. II per cent $50 q
Police iury fnnd, u per cent ..---...... 900 q
| Sherifr's fund 10 DER cent ........ 500 C
Conveying prisoners' fund, per cent 49, $50 U
Asscssor's fund. per cent .....-......... so O
| Printers fund. Der cent ........... ESQ @
Treasurer's fund. rs per cent % y
Clerk p. ]. fund, IL per cent % q
District attorneys fund s per cent .....- SO O
Constable and J. r fund, S per cent ..... 2s0 9
Bridge fund, Is per cent. 40 u
Be it further ordained, That neither
/ the president of the police jury, nor amy
other person shall warrant on any of the
aforesaid funds otherwise than for the
payment Of the expenses for which they
were created.
| Be it further ordained, That should q